L.I. Henley was born and raised in Joshua Tree, California. A mixed-media artist, doll maker, and writer, she is the author of six books including Starshine Road, which won the 2017 Perugia Press Prize, and the novella-in-verse, Whole Night Through. Her art, poetry, and prose have appeared most recently in Adroit, Brevity, The Indianapolis Review, Waxwing, Diode, The Bellingham Review, Ninth Letter, and Arts & Letters. Her essay, “Drive!” was awarded the Arts & Letters/Susan Atefat Prize for Creative Nonfiction. Visit her at www.lihenley.com and follow her on Instagram @lihenleyart.